The best thing about yoga is that it allows you to lie flat on the floor and breath deeply. No other part of the class can compete with the very beginning, when you just walk in, roll out a mat and quietly lie down. Even if I don't feel like going to class and try and find the reason to wag, I always remind myself of that opportunity - and it does the trick. I would honestly pay for a private session if they only allowed me to do that. No inverted asana brings me more comfort than my back on the mat on the floor; and this is why working out at home will never do it for me. Working out by working in, no less.

I was buying some skincare stuff today. You know, the rather usual, what a girl needs. The sales consultant was very talkative - to the point of questioning my choice of skin care range. "You see, - she said, - moisturising is good for you, but you really should think about taking care of those first sights of aging now". Phew, needless to say I only see those signs in the rare moments of monthly self-loathing, and I do not discuss them with strangers. "You see, - she continued, - anti-age care not only will provide moisture, it also takes care of your other needs". This was the stage when I unwillingly started listening to her, even more unwillingly disclosed my age and let some of the concerns out. "Oh, you see, - she said, - you should definitely go for the prevention kit. I am 22 and I already use it - look how good my skin is?". And I knew it was the time to put the purchase on hold and really think of what I needed there. I mean, since when 22 year old girls are allowed to sell anti-age skin care? Why is it considered to be appropriate for sales people to appeal to your feel-bad-now with their buy-and-feel-instantly-better? And why on earth did I end up buying that prevention moisturiser, trying to persuade myself that this is a one off and it will perfectly do as a special treatment? Will serve me right for talking to strangers! Oh, and did you notice how I didn't mention a single brand name here? Very humble that Eugenia, that's why.

Mein Got, and this is the world we live in! I am 25, and I consider myself to be somewhat hip and edgy. I believe, I am still targeted as a part of the young audience, the generation of ipods, mini-coopers and those who do not necessarily remember what a VCR is. However, when I saw these, I realised that I am just old. Old and ancient and antique. And I will not "ooze the cool London attitude", nor will I ever belong to "high end fashion" - just as the ads promise. I probably won;t even fit into those, despite of being size 0 (have to be 00 nowadays)! Probably it is just time to admit that I am not that young any more and move on to some more appropriate for my age stuff.